Farewell Canino's Farmer's Market

January 26th was both the last day of operation for Canino's and the Worldwide sketchcrawl. We had a good turnout and the weather cooperated. Here we are for the group pic.

Here's our sketchbook throwdown. I think we got a nice representation of the front market, the back market and the general area.

Here's Robert's sketch of one of the stalls in the back market.

Mary chose a view down the alley between the old market buildings. Soon all of this will be gone. Oh, the market will still be there, replaced bit by bit by a more gentrified version.

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Signage and Inspiration

I haven't been sketching in quite a while and I'm afraid it shows. But this morning there was a post by Suhita Shirodkar that got me thinking. She's been drawing the old neon signs in her town. I have a great example just blocks from my house. The Admiral isn't so much a motel as a "motor court"...or it was once. Back before I-10 crossed the country, North Main, Airline and Old Katy Road were the main roads out of town and The Admiral sat at a crossroads. Now, sadly, it's a rent-by-the-week place, but they still light up the old neon at night. For a while I kept hoping someone would buy it and do something wonderful. Now I suspect when the land is valuable enough it will just go away.